The Background Information Document (BID) provides background information on, and rationale for, decisions by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) related to the proposed standards for the reduction of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) emitted from large appliances surface coating operations. The BID supplements the preamble for the proposed standards. This document is separated into seven chapters providing a combination of background information and EPA rationale for decisions made in the standards development process. Chapters 2, 3, and 4 provide background information including: an industry description in Chapter 2, a description of the control techniques used by the industry in Chapter 3, and the model plants developed for this industry in Chapter 4. Chapter 5 provides the determination of the Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) floors, and an evaluation of control beyond the MACT Floor. Chapters 6 and 7 present the predicted HAP emission reductions and cost impacts associated with the proposed standards. Appendix A provides a listing of major and synthetic minor facilities thought to be subject to the standards. Appendix A also contains factors for converting Metric units to English units. Supporting information and more detailed descriptions for technical and rationale chapters are provided in the items referenced in this document and located in the project docket.

EPA project officer: Lynn Dail. "Author(s): Mohamed Serageldin"--Colophon. "September 2000." Includes bibliographical references. "EPA-453/R-00-006."